Upcoming Rotary events
We welcome all of our new members, old members for a refresh or those thinking about joining Rotary to come join us for New Member Orientation. Date: Monday, July 30th Time: 11:00 am – 11:45 am Location: Gateway Rehabilitation Hospital 5940 Merchants Street Florence, KY 41042 Orientation will be held in the Front Conference Room off of the main lobby…
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A friendly reminder that our club’s next quarterly social will be held at the Florence Freedom game on Thursday, July 26. This is an annual outing we have been doing a few years now and attendance has always been strong. This year the theme for that game will be SERVICE CLUB APPRECIATION NIGHT and the Freedom are inviting many great…
Read MoreNorthern Kentucky University, a significant community asset since 1976, recently completed the move to Division 1 membership and acceptance into the Horizon League. The move more closely aligns NKU with other regional institutions that value athletics and academics. “This allows us to recruit not just athletes, but all students to an outstanding regional university like Northern,” said Ken Bothof, Athletic…
Read MoreFLORENCE – No one was surprised when Mark Staggs turned attention at the Florence Rotary Citizen of the Year ceremony to Special Olympics volunteers. The Rotarians honored Mark and Debbie Staggs as 2017 Citizens of the Year for their 27 years of leadership of the Special Olympics of Northern Kentucky at a luncheon on Monday, Aug. 14. The Staggs have…
Read MoreFLORENCE – Didn’t expect the highway construction delay on southbound Interstate 75 over the weekend? Should have checked the Weekly Road Report for District 6 on the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet website at http://transportation.ky.gov/district-6. Didn’t anticipate that accident that backed up Mt. Zion Road (KY 536)? Could have accessed the WAZE app you can download from the Kentucky Transportation website. That’s…
Read MoreUpdate from James Glass via Jack McAllister District 6740 has 4 Youth Exchange Students scheduled for our district this this coming 2017 – 2018 school year. We are urgently looking for host families. If you or someone you know may be interested in hosting a student (remember, they do not have to be Rotarians), then please let me know as…
Read MoreSign up here for the Florence Rotary Clayshoot! Contact Adam Howard with any questions.
Read MoreNo need to lament the closing of the Ringling Brothers circus this month. The Boone County 4-H and Utopia Fair is coming Aug. 7-12 with a daily three-ring spectacle of its own. “We’ve got a horse show every night, a motor sports event every night and a carnival every night,” said Sandra Cupps, a member of the fair board. Cupps…
Read MoreFlorence, Ky. – Colleen Sutton’s love story reads like a business plan. In fact, it was a savvy business plan that made her lifetime dream come true for the wedding planner turned owner of Richwood on the River B&B in Milton. “This is a love story of a mother and wife who really loves her job,” said Sutton, a business…
Read MoreFLORENCE – Nancy Costello and Lea Beck are trying to raise an army in Northern Kentucky to combat a tenacious public enemy. The enemy? Poor health habits. Kentucky stands No. 47 of 50 states in overall health, according to their recruiting literature for LiveWell NKY. And, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranks the Commonwealth No. 1 in the…
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